Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
What do you think one man and a few ‘based’ people can do against hundreds of rotting bureaucracies? . . . More of these newly naive, bushy-tailed Republicans should be wary of this outcome even if Trump does win. Federal spending didn’t decrease under Trump last time, just as it can’t now. What do you … Read more
U.S. — Boomers across the country prepared for church this morning by setting their cell phone ring volume to its absolute max. In addition to making sure the phone was not on silent mode and the volume turned up high, boomers reportedly also spent a moment to carefully select the most annoying stock ringtone available. … Read more
We should value free expression not so much for the truths it may reveal as for the vices it keeps in check. . . . A culture of speech restrictions leads us to regard disagreement as a crisis rather than an opportunity. For those who find success in targeting wrong-speakers, it fosters arrogance and a … Read more
ROGERS, AR — Nearing the end of what has been a whirlwind election season, one candidate in a race won over what could potentially be the deciding vote, as a 453rd election mailer changed a local man’s mind. Norm Cross had remained staunchly on the fence about the race for a vacant seat on the … Read more
If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the reaction to Israel’s decision to act against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Laws passed this week by the Israeli Knesset, which will come into force in three months’ time, ban UNRWA from operating in either Israel or Gaza, prohibit … Read more
At the same time that governments are stifling faith-focused speech on sex, marriage and parenting, empirical scholarship is revealing the benefits of religious values on family stability and happiness. Increasingly today, states are pressuring religion’s ability to witness and to transmit religious wisdom particularly about sex, marriage and parenting. This happens often via laws regulating … Read more
New York City recently took a small step forward in correcting historical wrongs—at least, that’s what lawmakers would have you believe. The city council has passed a legislative package that would “fully examine the present-day impacts of injustices inflicted on Black New Yorkers and communities” and “advance necessary efforts to consider potential remedies that can … Read more
They stand as a testament to the reality that China represses the Catholic Church along with all its other religions. Pope Francis remains enthusiastic about the Vatican’s provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops. He recently told journalists it is a “good result” of dialogue. Yet repression against the Catholic Church in China … Read more
Throwing more money at the problem will not fix anything without incentives to spend resources wisely. Vice President Kamala Harris has not said much about education on the campaign trail, but she has consistently demonstrated allegiance to the teachers’ unions who want nothing more than for American families to give away more of their hard-earned … Read more
Once again, Senator Mitch McConnell issues a warning about the Hungarian leader Mitch McConnell may not be at the center of the Republican Party anymore (Republican leader in the Senate though he is, for a few more months). But he is doing his best to warn Republicans, and the American Right, about their embrace of … Read more
Antisemitism watchdog Canary Mission has released a startling report showing how anti-Israel groups “declared war on America” following Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. By using activists’ own words, the watchdog has shown that numerous anti-Israel protesters in the United States now “view the destruction of the State of Israel as the gateway to … Read more
No, Pope Francis has not said that the Catholic Church should end her opposition to sex-change operations. But he has: Agreed to a meeting with advocates of “gender-altering therapy” arranged by Sister Jeannine Gramick of New Ways Ministry, “wanted Pope Francis to hear directly from transgender and intersex Catholics and those who support them.” Issued … Read more
In American life, there are a handful of people who have been selected by the faceless regime lurking in the shadows as intellectual powerhouses. These titans of imaginary brainpower are so smart that you’re not even allowed to criticize them. In fact, they’re so off-limits that you’re not even allowed to ask them questions. Just … Read more
Rising social disorder in a post-Covid, defund-the-police America has forced cities and states to address new kinds of criminal outbreaks—from mass retail theft to squatting. Authorities have increasingly formed special police and prosecution units and toughened penalties in places as varied as New York City, Tampa, and Las Vegas to deal with these eruptions. Now … Read more
A mysterious staffing firm operating a complex van transportation network supplying low-cost Haitian labor to a Charleroi, PA-based company that operates multiple food packing plants in the area has been at the center of a federal investigation. On Friday, local media outlet Action News revealed that federal investigators had been investigating staffing firm Prosperity Services, … Read more
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Brandon Johnson is rapidly establishing himself as one of the worst mayors in Chicago’s history. In just over a year and a half in office, his approval rating has plummeted to an abysmal 25 percent. This decline highlights broad-based discontent, not only among the civic and business communities but also in a significant portion of … Read more
U.S. — Millions of homosexuals have reportedly starved to death after Colorado’s Supreme Court affirmed the right of Jack Phillips to refuse to bake gay wedding cakes. No homosexuals could be reached for comment because they are all tragically dead. “After years of harassment I am finally free to just bake cakes,” said Jack Phillips, … Read more
That there is more to identity politics than just preferred pronouns or demanding more culturally sensitive university courses has been amply demonstrated since the atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023. Woke activist groups – including LGBT activists, Black Lives Matter, feminists and eco-zealots – responded to this barbaric event by becoming Hamas cheerleaders. … Read more
How do you commemorate something still unfolding? That question looms large today, on the 365th day since October 7, as we grapple with the brutal reality of a world irrevocably changed. How do we honor the lives lost on that terrible day and in the ensuing war for Israel’s survival, while also committing to build … Read more
Next Monday, October 7th, marks the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on Israel by the terror group Hamas. It was this attack that started the Israel-Gaza War. Is there any issue in our public life more fraught than the Israel-Gaza War? I mean, for Catholics. We all know where faithful Catholics stand on, say, … Read more
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Thursday’s announcement that the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) was ending its strike at east coast and Gulf of Mexico ports after just three days was a surprise given the union’s earlier bluster regarding the walkout. The ILA seems to have switched gears in response to popular backlash against the strike. The union was surprised to … Read more
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Nicholas Ellis wants to tell a different story about what it means to flourish. “What does it mean to win at life if you stay in your local community?” he asks. “If you get educated within your community and you get married and build a family. And you’re part of that local civic enterprise—you’re the … Read more